tfIBE (Internet Booking Engine)

WHAT IS tfIBE?

tfIBE is a pioneering web based agency platform that enables travel agents to manage shopping, booking and PNR creation directly from the portal. tfIBE also provides Metasearch companies and Mobile Travel Services with a UI and fulfillment capabilities. The key features of tfIBE include: Automation of shopping and booking of LCC and FSC content; Agency Desktop Merge-back function; Integration with Travelfusion Pay system; Interface to mid- and back office systems; Online Reporting, and the opportunity to white label the solution.TRY IT!

1. tfIBE Stand-alone: This version of tfIBE is a stand-alone agency login protected website that manages bookings with the LCCs (Low Cost Carriers), FSCs (Full Service Carriers), Hotel and Rail suppliers. tfIBE Stand-alone supports the entire booking life cycle from search to book and to cancel. In addition to this, tfIBE Stand-alone is a white label solution, and can be branded and customised through additional MI fields. as required. tfIBE Stand-alone has an array of filtering and sorting features making it easy for the user to find exactly what is needed. All features available in the tool can be configured according to your requirements.

2. tfIBE Mergeback: This version of tfIBE is exactly the same as the Stand-alone version with one addition of handing back, or merging passive PNRs to a specified Desktop environment.

To Meta-search and Mobile Companies : tfIBE creates an innovative ‘marketplace’ that integrates the booking with the search more tightly, enabling enhanced user experience and full support for mobile applications.

1. tfIBE Facilitated Bookings: This version of tfIBE enables third party clients to carry out facilitated bookings on their mobile and desktop applications for superior customer experience and better conversion.

EASY TO DEPLOY: tfIBE is an‘off-the-shelf’ solution and does not require extensive technical expertise to implement.

COST EFFECTIVE: tfIBE Stand-alone and tfIBE Mergeback enable flexible customisation that provides a cost-effective way to gain a fully hosted and managed portal managing content of LCCs, FSCs, hotels and rail across the globe.

DESKTOP AUTOMATION: tfIBE Stand-alone and tfIBE Mergeback support the automation of remarks and data logging or merge back into the agency's existing Desktop Application.This results in a significant time saving in shopping, booking and the post booking data entry processes which are now fully automated.

EASY TO DEPLOY: tfIBE is an ‘off-the-shelf’ solution and does not require extensive technical expertise to implement.

INCREASES SALES AND CONVERSION RATES: tfIBE Facilitated Booking provides a cost effective way for third party search services to develop ‘direct to supplier’ booking modules, that result in increased sales and conversion rates, as well as enhanced user experience.

SUPPORTS MOBILE STRATEGIES: tfIBE Facilitated BookingsMarketplace is particularly popular for mobile applications that in general cannot rely on a referral and deep linking model. Instead, tfIBE looks to deploy more tightly integrated search to the booking flow where the user is not redirected to a third party supplier site, hence ensures a uniform user experience and the support of mobile strategies.